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DIET FOR SPRING.
What to Eat and what to Avoid st rhss
Time Of Year.

What to Eat and what TO Avoid st Thss
Time Of Year. .
In the springtime of the year there n
great occasion for care in the matter of food.
The kind that has satisfied and supported
the body during the winter has served Il,
purpose, and is no longer at for use. In cola
weather the human system can sssimiIs&e
materials that would clog and derange Il IN
spring. There is no need for drugs to make
people feel well when the things which have
remained dormant in the ground besin 10
give signs of life: A judicious change oe
diet Is required that b all. Il II betfsr %
take the materials Of health from the erocSr
than from the druggist Begin the morning
meal i with an extra allowance of fruit. Take
eating only one, or three If you have been
eating two. Be sure there Is no decay In An
fruit employed in this manner. Eat FOOD
bread and butter. If you are q coffee or tea
drinker moderate the usual allowances.
as much as you like. II you AZ
q flesh eater take half as much as Won
do in winter. Pork is unfit FOR humsn
food at any season. Eat less butter and
grease Of all kinds in spring. II potatoes are
sGenG SSansv ana mealy they are not o6ectionabie;
utmost need for the exercise of caution In the
use OF vegetables Of any kind. Unless thew
have been well preserved and have a whole
some flavor, the part of wisdom is to
avoid them. Raw cabbage that has been
spoiled by freezing. is often served in oyster
houses 0f certain class. The odor IL
disagreeable and readily marks It. In snr;n~
tis important that the heaviest meal should
be eaten in the middle of the day, The
warm rains produce an atmosphere condi.
ton which causes drowsiness Eatine :
hearty meal in the midst of this pressure
adds to the weight upon the svstem In dev
light the demands Of business or duty wYll
enable you to cope with it. In the evening
there is no such stimulus, and the result IA
injury to health: The evening meal should
be light and easily ,digested. Don't eat buck
wneat cakes or doughnuts. If you are
broiled or roasted. Don't eat fried food Of
any kind. 1t is not desirable to feel that Won
have eaten enough. Moderation is the bet
dOctor.-Herald Of Health. 49,
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HOW TO HAVE pANsrEs.


The way Their Life May bs ProlougeA
Into the Summer.
have had, in the heat of summer, where
the sun lay till late In the afternoon, pansies
an inch and three-quarters across from seed
two years old ffom the florist and ten-cent
package in the beginning. use mixture
of COW manure, partly rotted forest leaves,
and wood ashes. Three quarts Of ashes to q
bushel Of manure IL enough, but two-thirds
of the soil of the bed of the manure and
leaves Is not too much for pansies. II makes
no difference whether the manure is fresh or
rotted, that can see, but It IL best to have
II buried with . couple Of inches of rich soil
over It in which to Get the seedlings.
A mulch Of grass or leaves round the plants
not rainy they should be watered every
night. Think IL is best to plant the seeds in
a large box filled with the mixture men,
toned, and in the same propOrtiOni as the
seedlings are rather slow In growth, theyncan
be cared for easier in this way when small.
Young plants beginning TO bloom, covered
with evergreen boughs during the winter,
in the spring do best for late summer and
fall. Pinching out the hearts of the plants
when small will make them branch more
freely.
During the summer the size of the flowers
can be kept up by watering two or three
times week with water in which COW ma
coffee you can hardly givethem too much q
It; If it gets on the leaves rinse them with
clean water. Pick of the faded blossoms; II
you want seed tie Q rag around the largest,
Hnest blossoms, and leave but one seed-pod
on plant till ripe.-Fick's Magazine.
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THE MYSTIC SHRINE.


An Idea Which Has Very Much Preatsa
w. j. Florence.
An idea is sometimes q most profitable
thing. That is, good idea. Take for in.
stance the result of the quick perception Of
the popular actor, W.. Florence. While
abroad few years ago he was initiated into
the secrets of an advanced or progressive
branch ofthe Freemasonary called the Mystic
Shrine. With true Yankee business instincts
he made complete study of its novel ritual,
and upon mis- return to this country, calling
afew appreciative friends about him, he es.
tablished the first American lodgein his room
in the Fifth-avenue Hotel, this city. TODAY
the order in the United States numbers nesrly
3OO lodges that recognize the renowned come
dian as their father. During the present SEA
son he has been honored in eyery town
boasting OF lodge, and the brethren have
seen to IT that bis houses were crowded, The
eliminating fraternal demonstration was an
last Saturday night in Boston, when the row
ernor of Massachusetts and other State dis-
nitaries and the municipal officials attended,
his benefit at the Park Theatre and aftervard
gave him dinner of eighty covers at the
Parker House. The Mystic Shrine idea mot
only overwhelmed him with glory. but Il to
be credited with $4,000 of the $5O 600 thst
the actor finds on the right side of his iedeer
bis season.-NeW York Times.
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tween Mexican women is the liehk 60
brace, emphasized in the North by eoeA|
patting with her right hand the 0thes4
shoulder; In the City Of Mexico ~
thereabouts by kiss on either cheek.
Between women and men, . bow cad g
hsnd-shake, or the bow alone, 10 the cor.
rect thing.
TAILoRs' BILLS IN BERLIN.
Berlin merchant tailors pay from - ~
to e6 for making q coat; from sixty
cents to 41 25 for making . pair d
trousers. A journeyman tailor working
for one Of the most fashionable tailors @
the city lived on the third door Of z
tenement, where he had two rooms and
q kitchen, for which he pays 900 . year.
The place was poorly ventilated and was
made close and foul by the petroleum
lamps, by the light of which he and his
daughters stitched away.
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Isn't This Dish Worth Import,,~,

The 'tamale' is a Mexican dish of mint.
tive origin. The eatable portion is COMPOSED
OF coarsely hashed chicken and q sort OF
dressing made of corn meal, raisins, peppers
and olives, A small quantity of this mix-
ture-enough to make roll about the size
OF an ordinary ear of Indian corn-is then
in clean corn shucks The shucks are firmly
tied at each end, and the tamale then loois
like big ear of corn in the husk. A ouan-
tity OF tamales so constructed are then put
into kettle and boiled. When done it will
6e found that on opening out the corn husks
and looks like small pudding boiled in 4
bag. Most Americans like the dish from the
start. When properly made it is very appe-
nzing The tamale is peddled upon the
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ONE AND rwo.

II you to me be cold,
Or be false 10 you,
The world Will 30 on, I think,
Just o. IL used TO do;
The clouds will fiirt with the moon,
The sun will kiss these
The wind to the trees will whisper,
And laugh at you and me.
But the sun will not shine 80 bright,
The clouds will not seem 30 white
To one a. they will to two;
30 / think you had better be kind,
And had best be true,
And let the old love 60 ON
Just as It used To do.
II the whole Of page be read,
II book be finished through,
Still the world may read on, think,
Just as 1t used TO do;
For other lovers will con
The pages we have passed,
And the treacherous gold Of the binding
Will glitter unto the last.
But lids have lonely look,
And one may not read the book
It opens only to two;
So think you had better be kind,
And had best be true,
And let the reading go on
Just as 1t used to do.
If we who have sailed together
Fit out Of each others view,
The world will sail on, think,
Just as 1t used to do.
And we may reckon by stars
That fash from different skies,
And another of loves pirates
May capture my lost prize.
But ships long time together
Can better the tempest weather
Than any other two;
So think you had better be kind
And had best be true,
That we together may sail
Just as we used to do.
-BoAon Globe.
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Some of the Paris papers announce the
death in little Bavarian village Of Russian
peasant who, it is said, drove the sledge in
which the First Napoleon Travelled from Mos
trous campaign in Russia. The peasant Was
ninety-eight years old, and had treasured up
as a souvenir of that memorable event ia
which he had played so useful a part several
pieces OF money which had been given to
him by the Emperor in return for his ser
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A Way to Win Honest Dimes.

The possibilities of ticket speculation are
not yet fully known. Whenever there is q
big theatres man who arrives yery early
and secures, say, 100 admission tickets, walks
along the impatient line and readily disposes
of them at an advance of five or ten cents
each, according to the demand and excite
Went. Saturday is a ten-cent night.-Nss
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The letter of Archbishop Lynch, of To
ronto, warning the Catholics Of his diocese
shape of costly ccffins and masses Of e1pen.
sive flowers, Is one that might well be con.
sidered by people other than Catholics and
elsewhere than In Toronto. The needless
cost and display Of funerals is one that bears
heavily upon all classes save the wealthy,
nRd si is aSTl, Sy The ns sEShssao
of flowers, o. the sign of heavenly Joy, upon
the heads Of children only who have not at.
tained the age Of reason. A simple pail ID
all she allows on the coffin Of those who
have reached the age of eason."-Courssr-
.yo1xy,anI
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-04-28

Thomas Kerr, the new burgess of Ply.
mouth, Pa, has been vigorous reformer
He has succeeded in closing all the saloons
and stores and stopping every kind of bust.
ness on Sunday. On Thursday, he or.
dered the police to patrol the streets every
made, however, they refused and yester.
day morning he discharged them all. The
citizens, it is said, are greatly excited over
taese acts
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-04-28

An Englishman was travelling through
Italy with an American friend, and in the
course of their sojournings each maintained
the superiority of his own country. Finally
the grand spectacle of Mount Vesuvius in
eruption, throwing its brilliant rays across
the Bay of Naples, burst upon their aston.
ished gaze. "Now, lock at that" chuckled
the Englishman, "you haven't got anything
in America that can come anywhere near
that" NO." replied the Yankee, 1--WE have
not Vesuyius, but we have waterfall that
minutes"
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should H.ye Consulted webstsr.

Recently the Advsrttser quoted from q let
ter Of the Rev. w. G. Mccoy on the monu-
ment g follow: "The moss-grown ceno.
more sacred than do the unmarked graves
where sleep your honored dead t0day.n We
asked What could be finerp' and the pa
pers are picking N up on 1t. A cenotaph
happens TO be 9 monument erected at some
place other than the spot where sleep the
bones Of him whose vslor II ILLUSTRATES. It
therefore contains no "dust" ct all, unless
the dust Of ases should accumulate therein.
-xont9 t9onssy (lIs.( AdssvttssT
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He Was q WObbler,

One of the members of the House was an
erratic individual, whose vote ON any ques-
ton could never be predicted On a certain
social occasion this independent member sang
a solo, upon which Sunset Cox's neighbof
singer. Did your" mo-" replied Mr.. Coz.
"but knew he was q wobbler."-Hts6wre
chronicle Telegraph.
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Lucre Versus Pain.

Nervous Patient Tin dentists chair)-Will
1t hurt much, doctor7 Dentist (reassuringly)
Pm guarantee it won't hurt bit. Nervous
Patient (not convinced)-But what il It
should, doctor? What would your guaran-
tee amount to? Dentist (evidently sure OF
himsel0EIfI l hurt you, my dear Sir, I'll pull
every tooth in your head, and it won't cost
you cent.-Hdrper's Bazar.
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She Didn't Liks HIS style Of Bang.

bne Ol0nt AA80 ms 6tyl0 OF 0eu8s
They had q masked ball at the Pavilion
some time ago, and q man Of society essayed
to borrow the tartan and pose a. Highland
chieftain. he was much observed, and 60, e.
by "a certain hirsute qualification of his
limbs.
"What do you think of the kilt?" asked
the gentleman Of the lady.
"Well, have no particular objection, but
l don't Like the way he has banged the hair
over his knees.'-Saa Fr0ncjsco Chr0ntcle.
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Morning Recreation in st. Petersburg,

Morning Recreation IN st. PetersbUrg.
First Nihilist with yawn)HWhat are you
going to do with yourself to-day, good
Petrol?
Second Nihilist with yawne eAlas 1 know
not. Time hangs heavy.
First Nihilist (another yawn)-Let's go
over and take shot at the Gear before lunch.
Second Nihilist (wearilyH be it, but it's
dull sport. wonder that you take to it still
Moon telegraph.
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Japanese Orange Trees

japanese orange trees are thus spoken Of in
the Tulare (Cal.) Times, in connection with
the arrival Of large consignment of them !:
Its native country in climate where the soil
freezes in November and remains frozen
until February. The tree il not easily af-
fected by frost. II is scrubby, seldom reach
ing height Of sixteen feet. The fruit in It's
first years 10 about two inches in diameter,
but In time gets to be three inches In
diameter; Is seedless, thin-skinned sweet
and brings better price in market than the
Florida and California oranges.
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Making Things Presentable.

Mrs. Totoo-Now, Charley, you're really
not going to bring Mr.. Early home with you
at this season Of the year?
Mr.. Tootoo-Why, Of course, dear. Why
not?
Because everything looks 30 bare. Why,
even the limbs Of the trees have nothing ON
them"
''That's so; I never thought Of that But
I'll send up some garden hose saw adver-
tised, and ! guess you can make them pre-
sentable.-Y Yonkers Statesnsan.
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Eccentricity of Beer.

Mr.. J. 8. Bailey, of Camden county, Ga,
has in his yard quite curiosity. He says a
swarm of bees has been busy for several
weeks gathering honey, but instead of stor-
ing it in hive or hollow tree, as is the Gus
the lower branches of a large oak tree stand
ing near his house, much in the manner of
wasps. Where the comb touches the limb
1t now measures eighteen inches, and is sus-
pended two and half feet in the air.
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NOW to Get Easter Toilets.

articles of feminine adornment this morning,
1--WE expect to haye q number of wraps,
bonnets, &C., returned to-day. You know,
we, like the rest Of the big shopkeepers,
send things home on approval to people we
know, and I'm afraid Q good many people
% take advantage Of tbs % method BY securing sas
special occasions at no cost to themselves,
wearing the article once, ycu know, and
then returning. ! have here 40 spring
wrap which West Arch street lady win
have to pay for. She had it sent home Sat.
and nd. tins a4a Snr gh i came
cause was taking promenade on Walnut
street yesterday, and walked three block
right behind that wrap.-P Phtladslphta Bsl
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A Mighty Mean Thief.

veloped in this city. The conductor Of q
crowded 9ixth-avenue car gave ninety-iye
cents In change TO the wrong passenger, who
instantly left the car. The right man event
ually demapdsd bis change, yhsa the rob
beRy Was thus Discovered OF course the
Psss sssaisi:ss 81 r. svl;. ~ E: ssss E 8 a - e
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A HORN ON HER HEAD.

The Curious Growth Removed from the
Forehead Of . French Woman.
An interesting addition has just been made
to the museum of the Hospital st. Louis, in
Paris, in the shape of q strong and solid horn,
which has been surgically removed from the
head of woman residing at Hyeres, in the
Riviera. This appendage grew from the
scalp, was twenty-one centimeters (eight
inches) long, and in appearance and consist
ence resembles the horn Of goat This
deformity is rare, but not 30 much 90 as is
generally imagined. Cloquet, the eminent
Anatomist records case, and Demarquay
has collected fifty-nine cases. The late Sir
Erasmus Wilson gives a very complete ac-
count of the deformity in the acknowledgements
volume of the transactions of the Royal
Medical and Chirurgical Society" Out Of
ninety cases mentioned therein, fOrty-fOur
were in females, thirty-nlne In males, and
the sex of seven is unrecorded. In the New
York Medical Repository. of 1920 is described
the case of a man from whose forehead grew
q horn which had three branches and was
fourteen inches in circumference. These
growths have had their origin in diseases
sebaceous gland, and their treatment is re-
moval. Il Is necessary to destroy all remains
of the offending sebaceous gland or recur.
renee may happen.
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When q fine Newfoundland dog strayed
upon the track of the Fitchburg railroad,
Watertown branch, near the Bleachery
station, John Lynch sprang upon the track
to chase the dog off, and succeeded in doing
So, Mr.. Lynch was less fortunate personally,
as he was struck by the train and fatally in
jured. His home was in Silver Lake, New
leaves several children.-Bosion Traveller.
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: The annual amount spent BY the people of
the United 6tates for intoncaeng d1nks can
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Pension for a St. Louis Rabbi.

Rev. s. Gerstmann, q st. Louis rabbi, has
been.granteda p pension and arrears, amount
ing to 5000. He was lieutenant in the
Florida war, and was wounded in fight with
the Seminoles at Fort Hattruf-& Losis
Special.
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The Capabilities Of q Ilorids Field.

different crops in one field on the same day,
consisting OF sweet potatoes, watermelo01,
muskmelons, tomatoes, cukes and corn, mod
OF which are up and growing nicely.
s0nvills 1yRss- Uni0m. ~
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MEXICAN COURTESY.

Manners are very courteous In Mexican
home life. After . call It would vi0lats
the conventionslities to depart without
exchanging the customary elaborate fare
wells with each individual member of
the circle. Then, in psssing through .
door, there q slmost invariably 8 celtest
Of courtesy - % who shAll 70 Ass1t Ths
proRsr denenssFetiea e fssstea ~
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l own that my heart sank within me as l
heard these words, uttered with an en-
phatic ferocity which left no doubt of
the speakers stern resolve. had fully
made up my mind, should the desperate
at my side begin to realize. his threats,
that would not be by any means pas
sive In the struggle; but HE weapons
and his strength left little hope Of q sat-
isfactory ending to such contest.
There's something wrong with the
valves" said my companion roughly,
an hour later; the gas, diable is COM
ing down, and we are sinking. It's
for you, aerOnaut, to ascend the netting
and stop the escape of gas"
was very reluctant to obey. To
climb the netting of balloon, when at
great height above the earth, is never a
very pleasant task; but to do 30, leaving
behind me q ruffian who might at any
moment pistol or stab me as descended,
venient witness, was indeed irks0me.
However, Risque-son-cou evinced such
vehement pertfnacity, and swore SO many
grisiy Oaths, that at last I complied ;
and, having adjusted the valve, crept back
to the car, sick and giddy, but unhurt.
The moon had faded away. There
were pale crimson streaks in1what took
to be the Eastern sky, and below lay
piled-up gloomy masses Of black cloud,
through which cleaned at intervals
something white and lustrous, like the
marble pinnacles Of the cathedral at
Milan.
"We're steering straight. Fatality, for
once, befriends me-" exclaimed the des-
perate sharer of my journey, "for mile
bOmbeal those are the Deaks of the
Eastern Pyrenees. Chuck out ballast,
boy. Don't let Us ground on them"
We were. IN reality, noating amongst
ths sssratsd summlts and enoH-clad
npunSain->ops Of the huge (Heln ol
I I(SsS = = sssl a. Spala' O. r.
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such a journey as that? ! could not
help laughing, as said, why for Spain,
monsieur ~
"Well, Italy would have served me
as well, had the wind been a west
erly one. / talk both languages
equally, and know every wine-shop in
Cadiz as we'll as l do those of Genoa"
answered M. de Villeneuye, again chuck
ling. sHa, lad /! what are you about
that you finger that roper
II am opening the valve above" an
swered, coldly, "because 1t is time now
TO sink to lower level, and descend-'' -
descend, ehi" briskly put in my fel-
low-voyager. 1--WE may a. well under
stand each other at once. Hands of the
rope, I say, II you would keep the roof
ON your skull" he added, threateningly,
as he drew revolver from within his
waistcoat, and deliberately pointed the
barrel at my head; "I'll show you who's
captain up here"
My brain reeled, and my blood ran
cold, as the horrible thought flashed
upon me that I was, at that fearful height
above the earth, in company with mad
man. Nothing, surely, save insanity,
could account for the extraordinary be-
havior of NJ. de Villeneuve. But ! sup
pose ! put . tolerably good countenance
on the matter, for my formidable COM
panion laughed again, but less ill-natur-
edly, a. he said
"You face 1t out well, boy. like q
youngster whU shows heart somewhat
bigger than achicken's. And I'm not so
bad as ! look-never do this r'-he drew
bis hand q he spoke edgeways, with q
meaning gesture, scross his throat
swhen I can ct my little profits by
quieter means. But you stare ct me q
Il 1 were 3 mountebank selling quack
nediclnee Can you guees Why thoss
te24Npee yeFs p pefeuptcgy ~ honl
/ & e. I !! !! I